Health & Home

A comprehensive report based on a literature review examining the health effects of Industrial Wind Turbines will be published in the online journal Cureus.

The report, Literature Review 2013: Association Between Wind Turbine Noise and Human Distress was co-authored by Grey Bruce Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Hazel Lynn and Epidemiological Researcher, Dr. Ian Arra, now with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. The report was presented to the Board of Health for the Grey Bruce Health Unit on February 22, 2013.

The annual Healthy Communities Conference - Collaborative Partnerships Making Healthy Change Happen, opened on May 14 with Paul Born, from Tamarack, an Institute for Community Engagement, sharing his vision of ‘collective altruism’.

“Answers are so yesterday,” said Born. “We need to listen. We listen to engage people, people start to transform and suddenly we have change without fully understanding how we got there.” Born said community begins with stories. Over time trust grows. With trust we take care of one another. From that comes the energy to build reality from our dreams.

Be Safe With Your Snow BlowerMonday, 11 January 2016 With the first winter snowstorm arriving in the Meaford area this week, homeowners, contractors, and business owners will again rely on their snow... Read More...